I got a chance to sit down (skype) with James Portnow, Daniel Floyd and Allison Theus, the people who bring you Extra Credits.
Each week Extra Credits makes an attempt to educate those who not only play, but create video games through a series of lectures that provide insight into the world of gaming. Tackling topics such as conflict, combat, sexuality and symbolism in games, Extra Credits is required watching for anyone who want video games to be taken seriously as a medium and as an art form.
There were some technical difficulties (skype) and I was stuttering like a much less charming Jeff Goldblum, but we manage to have some interesting conversation about their process, the origin of the series and where gaming may be headed.
New report from Skillsearch found that 22% of those surveyed had been laid off within the past 12 months.
It's a step forward for Stop Killing Games.
The Callisto Protocol director thinks the solution involves the right people, the right timing, and perhaps a little bit of AI
I don't agree with that. I WISH I could agree with that. But buying habits and customer opinions prove otherwise
We've seen developers in the AAA space try new things and ideas. More often than not, the customers aren't willing to give things a chance, or not enough people buy into the project for it to grow.
Creativity works better in the indie space because the budgets, pressures, and expectations aren't the same.
it's a nice idea and it worked during the PS2/PS3-era when AAA didn't cost hundreds of millions of dollars. smaller budgets and shorter development time left room for more creativity and more risk. a game didn't need to sell 4 million+ copies to break even. things are different now.
This is the guy who bragged about crunching his staff and having them work through the night. Crunch culture has lost more talent and done more damage to the industry than any other factor. Screw him.
Escapist has some good stuff. Good interview.
Nice interview, I haven't seen much of their stuff, but what I have seen has been pretty darn good.
I <3 The Esacpist, great to hear more from them. Always gotta love the Jeff Goldblum approach to interviews.